The BBC reported in April that the surge has been driven by the confluence of artists releasing exclusive material through the medium, and its growing popularity among 18-24 year-olds (there’s a chicken-and-egg element to this).

College-aged buyers have also expressed a desire to keep record stores in business, the BBC said. And Pitchfork’s Mark Richardson says there’s a commonly held belief — not entirely accurate, it turns out — that LPs always sound better than CDs.

Resnikoff notes they still comprise a tiny chunk of overall music sales, though one that seems to be growing larger every year.